The Jamestown Chronicles - see a timeline of the events leading up to Jamestown and while at Jamestown
Charter of The Virginia Company of London - often referred as the London Company owned the fleet of ships (Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery) that sailed to the New World. The Virginia Company of London was a business that was created to make its shareholders (those who bought into the company). In 1606 King James I gave the company a royal charter (which is a legal statement of rights and responsibilities, to start a colony). The Virginia Company of London needed the colonists to ship back valuable commodities to England (such as gold). The Virginian Company of London also wanted the colonists to trade with the Native Americans. In fact, they hoped to have the Native Americans not only provide food for the colonists, but to do all the labor as well. In return for their help the Native Americans would receiver copper, Christianity, civilization and good government.
At the Jamestown Settlement, the colonists were ruled by a governing council made up of a president and a 7 member council who were chosen by the King. In the first year, the council consisted of two ships' captains (Gosnold and Ratcliffe), a soldier (George Kendall), a lawyer (John Martin), a gentlemen (Wingfield), and an adventurer (Captain John Smith).
The Virginia Company of London would regularly send supplies, more settlers, and food to the colonists (about yearly).
At the Jamestown Settlement, the colonists were ruled by a governing council made up of a president and a 7 member council who were chosen by the King. In the first year, the council consisted of two ships' captains (Gosnold and Ratcliffe), a soldier (George Kendall), a lawyer (John Martin), a gentlemen (Wingfield), and an adventurer (Captain John Smith).
The Virginia Company of London would regularly send supplies, more settlers, and food to the colonists (about yearly).
Sources:
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5GioDaKvOQ (Jamestown Chronicles: James I, King of Great Britain)
Charter
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj8&fileName=mtj8page062.db&recNum=3 (Library of Congress - Jamestown Primary Source Set)
Link
http://www.historyisfun.org/chronicles/timeline.html (The Jamestown Chronicles Timeline)
The Virginia Company of London - http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/the-virginia-company-of-london.htm (National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne)
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5GioDaKvOQ (Jamestown Chronicles: James I, King of Great Britain)
Charter
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj8&fileName=mtj8page062.db&recNum=3 (Library of Congress - Jamestown Primary Source Set)
Link
http://www.historyisfun.org/chronicles/timeline.html (The Jamestown Chronicles Timeline)
The Virginia Company of London - http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/the-virginia-company-of-london.htm (National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne)